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SYTYCD Top 20 Show Trivia

Below is some trivia breakdown of various dancers from all the seasons that have made it onto the show:

SYTYCD Summer 2005: Season One:
This season started out differently than most of the other seasons. Those that auditioned with their solos at the various cities throughout the country were either kept around for choreography or were asked to go home. Then those that went through to the choreography round were filtered to what was known as Hollywood Week at the time (now Las Vegas Callbacks). So in essence everyone that made it to the Top 16 during Season One were forced to go through the choreography round during the individual city auditions.

From Season Two onwards the individual city auditions changed where those dancers that really wowed the judges were sent straight to the Las Vegas Callbacks while some were sent home. Others that the judges were unsure about were sent to the choreography round.

To help you understand the below table better:
Previous Seasons: Any other seasons that a dancer has auditioned in previously
Choreography Round: In the individual audition cities if the judges like a dancer but aren’t completely convinced the dancer is asked to stick around to pick up choreography
– Yes: Dancer was asked to participate in choreography
– No: Dancer went straight through to Vegas
– Blank: Unknown if they went straight through to Vegas or not, eventually they ended up in Vegas
Vegas Dance for Your Life: During Vegas Callbacks judges would ask a dancer to “dance for their life” if the judges really would want to keep the dancer but isn’t impressed with the dancer’s progression thus far
– Yes: Dancer had to dance a solo to prove why they should stay in the competition
– Blank: Unknown if they were ever asked to dance

Season 7: For his first solo at Vegas Callbacks, AdeChike performed a tap routine. Was about to be cut after the ballroom round but Nigel stepped in and convinced the judging panel to allow AdeChike to “dance for his life”

Billy Bell

Fifth Place

S6

Season 6: Was part of the Top 20 for Season 6, he had to step down due to illness, was given a free pass to Vegas Callbacks for Season 7

Jose Ruiz

Sixth Place

Yes

Alex Wong

Eighth Place

S5

Season 5: cut during Vegas Callbacks (Green Mile) due to being on contract with the Miami City Ballet. Was given a free pass through to Vegas Callbacks for Season 7

Melinda Sullivan

Ninth Place

Yes

Cristina Santana

Tenth Place

S6

Season 6: cut during Vegas Callbacks (Green Mile)

Alexie Agdeppa

Eleventh Place

S6

Season 6: cut during Vegas Callbacks

SYTYCD Fall 2009: Season Six

Russell Ferguson

Winner

Yes

Ryan DiLello

Top 6

Yes

Ashleigh DiLello

Top 6

Yes

Jonathan “Legacy” Perez

Top 8

No

Yes

Nathan Trasoras

Top 10

S5

Season 5: Was too young to participate in Season 5, but old enough for Season 6 so was given a ticket to go straight through to Vegas Callbacks on Season 6

Bianca Revels

Top 18

S4, S5

Brandon Dumlao

Top 20

S7

Season 6: cut during Vegas Callbacks (Green Mile); later invited to Top 20 due to Billy Bell’s illness. Special consideration was given, Brandon was allowed to return and audition in future seasons

SYTYCD Summer 2009: Season Five

Brandon Bryant

Runner Up

S1, S4

No

Season 1: was 15 when audition though wrote on application that he was 18. Mom persuaded him to pull out of competition.Season 4: cut during Vegas Callbacks (Green Mile)

Evan Kasprzak

Third Place

S4

No

Season 4: cut during Vegas Callbacks (Green Mile)

Janette Manrara

Top 8

S4

Yes (S4)No (S5)

Season 4: went to the choreography round at her city auditions and was cut during Vegas Callbacks (Green Mile)

Kupono Aweau

Top 10

Yes

Randi Evans

Top 10

Two previous seasons

Season 5: mentioned in interview that she auditioned twice before, it is unknown which two seasons

Phillip Chbeeb

Top 12

S3, S4

Yes (S4)

Season 3: was given a straight pass through to Vegas was not asked to stick around for choreographySeason 4: made it to Vegas but had to drop out due to illnessSeason 5: came to city auditions in Los Angeles but was given a ticket to Vegas without having to audition, he danced anyway with Arielle Coker

Caitlin Kinney

Top 12

No

Yes

Asuka Kondoh

Top 16

S4

Yes (S4)

Season 4: went through the choreography round in her city audition and was cut during Vegas Callbacks (Green Mile)

Maksim “Max” Kapitannikov

Top 18

Yes

Ashley Valerio

Top 18

Three previous seasons

Season 5: mentioned that she has auditioned for SYTYCD four times including Season 5, unknown which previous seasons she has auditioned for though one could assume Seasons 2 through 4

SYTYCD Summer 2008: Season Four

Joshua Allen

Winner

Yes

Stephen “tWitch” Boss

Runner Up

S2, S3

No (S4)

Yes (S3)

Season 3: cut during Vegas Callbacks (Green Mile)Season 4: tWitch mentioned in an interview package that had he not made it on the show he would have to enlist in the army

Will Wingfield

Top 8

Yes

Gev Manoukian

Top 10

S2

Yes (S2, S4)

Season 2: cut during city auditions (choreography round)

Jesus Solario

Top 16

S2

Susie Garcia

Top 18

Yes

SYTYCD Summer 2007: Season Three

Hokuto Konishi

Top 12

S1, S2

No (S3)

Season 2: cut during Vegas Callbacks (Green Mile) due to being on a student visa as opposed to a work permit

Cedric Gardner

Top 14

Yes

Jesus Solario

Top 16

S2

No (S3)

Season 2: cut during Vegas Callbacks (hip hop/ballroom)

Jessi Peralta

Top 16

No

Yes

Jimmy Arguello

Top 18

S2

Season 2: cut during Vegas Callbacks (Green Mile)

SYTYCD Summer 2006: Season Two

Benji Schwimmer

Winner

Yes

Yes

Season 2: originally wasn’t cast in the Top 20 (was the first boy alternate), but due to one of the original Top 10 guys having dropped out he was brought in to fill in the Top 10 guys.

Travis Wall

Runner Up

S4

Season 2: it was rumored that he had originally auditioned in a different city but was cut prior to the televised solo auditions. He went to Charleston, SC to audition again and made it through to the showSeason 4: he auditioned as Denise Chorizo performing to It’s Raining Men as a joke